TUESDAY PUZZLE – This is a wonderful first grid from Bryan Kaproth-Gerecht. It’s packed with enough thematic elements to make for a great Sunday puzzle, but it’s presented with such finesse that the complexity of its construction may not hit you until the last minute, as was my experience. It’s also still a Fair Tuesday … Read more
Alzheimer’s has long been recognized as a sporadic condition – influenced by factors such as age, genetics, and lifestyle – but scientists don’t think that’s the only way the disease emerges.In recent years, researchers have suggested Alzheimer’s may also spread through infection, which might somehow be transmitted like a pathogen, ultimately manifesting in the disease.In … Read more
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday announced a new round of sanctions targeting Iran and warned all countries that do business with the Islamic Republic to sever those financial ties or face retaliation from the United States. President Donald Trump’s promise last week to trigger an “economic D-Day” against Tehran turned out to be … Read more
Testimony in Lindsay Clancy’s trial ended abruptly Monday in Plymouth Superior Court when a witness began talking about the Catholic religion and the defense asked for a mistrial. Judge William Sullivan denied the mistrial request, but reprimanded the prosecution and sent the jurors home for the rest of the day. Dr. Kirk Heilbrun was the … Read more
The United States has unveiled expanded sanctions that it says will cut off Iran’s economic lifeline, but stopped short of implementing the most punitive measures, instead warning the world to stop doing business with the Islamic republic. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned that other countries would have to cut their trade ties with Iran or … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during morning trading on August 24, 2026 in New York City.Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty ImagesUSA Stock futures were little changed early Tuesday after the S&P 500 posted a losing session as investors turned cautious ahead of Nvidia earnings and a key … Read more
With less than a week to go until Rockstar Games shows us the official gameplay of Grand Theft Auto VI on Netflix, there are even more unofficial gameplay images leaking online. Cyberleek, the anonymous leaker who had great success in the last week by leaking a steady stream of GTA VI gameplay clips, posted a … Read more
On Saturday, the Bills acknowledged that defensive tackle Ed Oliver’s young son died earlier this summer, after a report of the tragedy emerged a day earlier. On Monday, Houston authorities closed their investigation into the situation. [was] “There are no criminal findings,” the Harris County, Texas, Sheriff’s Office said Monday, according to the Associated Press. … Read more
Nancy Grace Roman was a pioneer as NASA’s first female executive and the space agency’s first chief astronomer in the 1960s and 1970s. Known as the “mother of the Hubble Space Telescope,” a new telescope bearing her name will launch on August 30. But the folks at Fox Business were a little confused by the … Read more
More than 1,000 little penguins have received their first dose of bird flu vaccine in Victoria, in what is believed to be the world’s largest vaccination program involving wild birds.Catherine Basterfield, the chief executive of Phillip Island Nature Parks, said vaccinations began early last week and were ramping up.“This is the first time anyone around … Read more